All posts tagged "on this day in baseball"

Warren Cromartie Jumps To Japan in Prime of His Career – OTI Baseball 1983

Many Major League Baseball Players have signed to ply their trade in Japan, but the vast majority...
Messersmith, McNally Declared Free Agents – OTD in Baseball 1975

Baseball’s reserve clause was still an issue four decades ago, even after Curt Flood had his career...
First Attempt at NL DH – OTI Baseball 1928

It seems as if it is a foregone conclusion that the National League will adopt the designated...
Tom Seaver Returns To the Mets – OTD in Baseball 1982

The Midnight Massacre was forgiven ever so slightly when the New York Mets brought back Tom Seaver...
Super Joe Charboneau Wins AL ROY Award – TDI Baseball 1980

They call it the ‘Sophomore Jinx,’ and it bit a budding star right in the backside and...
Tris Speaker Indoor Baseball League – OTD in Baseball 1939

Major League Baseball celebrated its centennial year in 1939 and with it came a new idea from...
Diamondbacks & Devil Rays Expansion Draft – OTD in Baseball 1997

The 1990s were a decade of expansion in Major League Baseball and four teams were added overall....
NL Recognizes Brotherhood – OTD in Baseball 1887

The Major League Baseball Players Association of its day, the Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players’ main...
Christy Mathewson Makes First Career Start For NY Giants – OTD Baseball 1900

Auspicious beginnings for sure on this day in baseball back in 1900 when New York Giants John...